Azer
Medium Elemental · · CR 2
- Elemental
- Medium
- Tier 1
Azer, CR 2, fills the medium elemental role with lawful neutral disposition. Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- —
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014)
Ecology
Azers are an elemental species native to the **Plane of Fire**, particularly its volcanic and forge-realm regions. They live in hierarchical clans built around a great forge, mining ore from lava-rich seams and smelting it into legendary metalwork. Each azer has an **iron beard** and bronze skin perpetually warm to the touch. They have no need for food in the mortal sense, drawing sustenance from heat and metalwork.
Behaviour
Azers are **lawful, proud, and craft-obsessed**. They speak Ignan and Common, follow strict apprenticeship traditions, and judge other races primarily by craftsmanship. An azer will trade fine work for fine ore, oblige a weapon-commission for true coin or service, and respect a smith of any race. They despise djinn (a long-running grudge from a planar war), distrust efreeti, and pity humans for their cold blood.
Origin
Azers were created — so the planar legend holds — by the gods of forge and law as servitors. They long ago rebelled against efreeti masters who tried to enslave them; the war reshaped whole planar geographies. Today azers live independently, allied with neither djinni nor efreeti, fiercely jealous of their autonomy. On the Material Plane, azers are summoned forge-slaves only by the most desperate or arrogant casters, and the relationship rarely ends well for the caster.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Azer
- What is the challenge rating of Azer?
- The CR on Azer is 2. That CR matches tier-1 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Azer?
- Azer is classified as a elemental in D&D 5e, medium size.